One dumb question coming up.......get ready. Does that mean he may have been a minister or lay minister? Wish someone knew where this picture was taken where I can see the road a going. Thelma HERMON B FAGLEY wrote: > I'm researching 2 Episcopal parish's in the Lancaster-Gettysburg,Pa area > 1758- > 77. I've certainlt seen glebe's not adjacent to an church. > In one case,1776,REV DANIEL Batwell was ministering churches at York > Springs-home-,Carlisle, and YORK. In the 2nd, Rev Thomas Barton lived > near > the Lancaster church,and had Bangor church and Piqua sp? church in the > distance. > I think,at times,also St Gabrial's at Douglassville,Pa. [Antoni Sodowski > is buried there]. > These 2 ministers went within British military lines in 1778. > > On Sun, 06 Feb 2000 01:46:52 -0800 Donna Hull <dmhull@frazmtn.com> > writes: > > > > Thelma-- > > > > Most if not all of the Church of England parishes had Glebes. It is > > land that belongs to and is adjacent to the church. Originally, it > > was supposed to provide acreage so the pastor could work it & > > provide > > for his family. Later, some leased it out & used the $$ to pay the > > preacher to provide for his family. > > > > Don't know if you wanted to know all that or not :-) > > > > Donna > > > > > > > > > > Is there or was there a Glebe in Hampshire County as that is what > > is on the back of > the picture I asked about? > > > Thelma > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.